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Post by Hoodlum on Jan 15, 2007 14:23:00 GMT -5
As most of us know that trying to get oversized tires to balance is a PITA. And we all have our little tricks to accomplish this. Well I came across this site awhile back from another forum. And I had forgotten about it. Well the subject came up this wknd. Then I remembered about it. Here's a link to the company that sells Balance beads www.innovativebalancing.com/index.htmland here's a little write-up about the use of golf balls. www.innovativebalancing.com/GolfBalls.pdf |
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Jan 15, 2007 22:20:41 GMT -5
i am using airsoft pellets. about 2500 in my 39.5 inch iroks. works great
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Post by yotaconvert on Jan 16, 2007 22:53:00 GMT -5
I just used steel bb's (like for a bb gun) i just divided the container 4 ways roughly into my 33 inch bias plies they work very well.
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Post by troylee442 on Jan 19, 2007 18:35:51 GMT -5
Is that 2500 airsoft pellets in each tire?
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Jan 20, 2007 11:45:56 GMT -5
about 2500 in each tire. give or takes a little
Drew
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Post by speedy on Jan 25, 2007 4:16:53 GMT -5
Do BB's rust? If so that can't be good for the tire.
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Jan 25, 2007 12:07:44 GMT -5
there shouldnt be much moisture in the tire. anyway aisoft bbs are plastic so they wont rust
Drew
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Post by fourwd1 on Jan 25, 2007 21:33:10 GMT -5
Most air compressors produce some (to a lot) of moisture along with the air, but steel BB's are copper plated.
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Post by blaqueak on May 3, 2007 16:30:43 GMT -5
steel BBs copper plated or not will still rust somewhat, just leave a few of them out in the rain or in any moisture for a period of time and they will begin to rust, although i dont know what effects that can have on the tire itself.. i think id prefer the plastic BBs although im not sure if they would be dense enough for any noticeable improvement unless you use alot of them, (like 2,500 in each tire)
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Post by troylee442 on Sept 29, 2007 19:18:41 GMT -5
ok so i got thinking of usiing airsoft pellats to balance tires but then popcorn kernals came to mind. would this work? heck it probably sounds dumb but thats about as cheap as you can get
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Post by ediblecrayons03 on Oct 8, 2007 12:29:32 GMT -5
just dont let them get too hot! youll have pop corn in your wheels. haha.
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Post by Hoodlum on Oct 9, 2007 8:23:26 GMT -5
just dont let them get too hot! youll have pop corn in your wheels. haha. Got any butter? ;D |
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Post by 4runnerdan on Jan 29, 2008 0:56:58 GMT -5
coming from a tire tech, i hate it when people come in with their MTR tires and expect their truck to ride like a Caddy, some people dont know that if you dont rotate your tires often enough that your tires will become very cupped and then just ride like junk for the rest of the life of the tire.
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Post by 86taco on Feb 1, 2008 15:10:18 GMT -5
My BGF MT's balanced out perfect. The guy that balanced them said its the first set of mud tires he has done that have all balanced out perfect. 2 yrs later and a lot of abuse they still ride nice. I even used a old shitty set of black steelie rims I had.
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Post by norcalyota on Feb 3, 2008 1:04:19 GMT -5
I use tape weights cause my rims are too mashed up for lip weights
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Post by speedy on Jun 20, 2009 20:37:10 GMT -5
I just ordered the ceramic beads from Innovative Balancing for the 33 1250 SSR's on my Taco. I will let ya'll know if they work.
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Post by Hoodlum on Jun 23, 2009 13:30:00 GMT -5
I just ordered the ceramic beads from Innovative Balancing for the 33 1250 SSR's on my Taco. I will let ya'll know if they work. I've been using these for a few years now and they work very well.Another way and cheaper too is to use air soft pellets.My friend Brandon went this route a few months ago and it only cost him around $10 to do 5 wheels. |
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